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| Constellation: | Poissons |
| Right ascension: | 01h27m25.47s |
| Declination: | +06°24'57.3" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.751 |
| Distance: | 214.133 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -12.4 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -5.4 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.149 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.784 |
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